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Where does “Michael” come from?

Michael (Latin) comes from Latin Michahel, from Greek Μιχαήλ, from Ancient Greek Μιχαήλ, from Hebrew מיכאל, from Hebrew אֵל, from Hebrew שמואל, from Hebrew שְׁמוּאֵל.

Ancestry of “Michael”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatinMichahel—
2GreekΜιχαήλ—
3Ancient GreekΜιχαήλ—
4Hebrewמיכאלwho is like God?
5Hebrewאֵלa God; God, deity; god, God
6Hebrewשמואל—
7Hebrewשְׁמוּאֵל—
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